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Bill Heiser, 42, principal of Catonsville High School, announced on March 27 that he will be leaving the school after two years at its helm. The Bowie native is taking a new position, president of Cristo Rey Jesuit High School on Chester Street in Upper Fells Point. Heiser's last day at Catonsville High School will be June 30. He took over as principal of Catonsville in 2013, coming to the school from North County High School in Anne Arundel County, where he was named principal of the year by the Maryland High School Association of Secondary School Principals. "He was so supportive of the entire school," said Jim Wharton, who retired from Catonsville High after...

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Bill Heiser, 42, principal of Catonsville High School, announced on March 27 that he will be leaving the school after two years at its helm.
The Bowie native is taking a new position, president of Cristo Rey Jesuit High School on Chester Street in...

Marguerite Gallup can see it in her mind's eye: her three children racing Big Wheels in the alley behind their red brick rowhouse, her husband at work at the nearby steel mill. She'd be in the small but serviceable kitchen where she made the family dinner...

Joe Rankin worked overnight for several months as a forklift operator, toiling away to save up enough money to train for another shot at the NFL.
Now the former Morgan State cornerback is preparing for a Pro Day next week at his alma mater. Last year, he...

In the wake of a racist, sexist email that roiled the campus this month, students at the University of Maryland, College Park spoke out at a forum Tuesday, expressing frustration with fraternity culture and unhappiness with the school's response.Some of...

Christopher Webster said he saw his best friend, Howard Grant Jr., killed in 2008. He told police the attacker was James Berry III, Webster's boxing trainer and a friend to both men. Now, as Berry stands trial for murder this week, Webster had to be...

This roundup of crime briefs from around the area isn't meant to be a comprehensive compilation of Maryland crime news, but a snapshot of some of the newsworthy incidents from across our region.
Here's a look at some of the crime that's happened recently...

A couple of on-campus skirmishes occurred after party at Morgan State University early Saturday morning that was broken up by campus and Baltimore City police, but no arrests were made, Morgan State officials said.
Spokesman Clinton Coleman said on...

When eighth-graders at Monarch Academy crack open their textbooks to read about the lives of Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall and Baltimore NAACP organizer Lillie Mae Carroll Jackson, they'll do so knowing they've sat in the same church pews and...

Amazon.com will launch its one-hour delivery service, Prime Now, in the coming weeks in some parts of Baltimore, taking advantage of the pending opening of its massive new distribution center near Canton.
The service will be available in select zip codes...

The Morgan State University student charged with critically wounding another student during a fight could be released on bail, after his attorney argued that he has a "significant" self-defense claim.Baltimore District Judge Nathan Braverman set...

Work will begin Monday on a new 12-inch water main on East Cold Spring Lane, near Morgan State University, and will cause some lane closures in the area through the summer, city public works officials said.
The work will affect one traffic lane on East...

Twice in recent weeks, Police Commissioner Anthony W. Batts has made a startling statement to national audiences: Baltimore is still dealing with 1950s- and 1960s-era racism.
The statement, which comes as the city is seeing population growth for the...

The chief deputy clerk of the Baltimore City Circuit Court was promoted Thursday to succeed Frank M. Conaway, Sr., who died last month after 17 years as clerk, the court announced.
Lavinia G. Alexander, who has served as deputy clerk to Maryland's...

Jessica Long made an off-balance jumper from the wing as time expired Wednesday to give eighth- seeded UMES a 52-50 victory over top seed Hampton in the quarterfinals of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference women's basketball tournament in Norfolk, Va. The...

Morgan State University President David Wilson said Wednesday that the school would hire more police officers, increase the punishment for fighting and require students to undergo conflict resolution training following three recent violent incidents on...

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For its 100th anniversary season in 2015-2016, the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra will celebrate its history with the help of former music director Yuri Temirkanov, other conductors once associated with the ensemble, and some the starriest musicians to...

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Evelyn D. "Evelon" Jordan, a retired Social Security Administration researcher and active churchwoman, died March 10 of cancer. She was 87.
Mrs. Jordan was visiting relatives in Lilburn, Ga., at the time of her death, family members said.
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